Resources

Please take advantage of the many resources developed by Growing Roots partners and collaborators. They are available free online.

• Hedgerows for Beneficial Insects (English)
• Hedgerows for Beneficial Insects (Spanish)
• Collaborative Farming Toolkit: Designed to showcase best practices for Collaborative Farming, with the target audience being farmers considering such arrangements and landowners and/or organizations that are considering establishing such entities.
• CA Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide: An overview of food safety laws and regulations that may impact urban farm operations, as well as guidelines for effective practices that can help minimize the risk of contamination in the production and exchange of urban-produced foods.
• Grassroots Financing Guide for CA Farmers: This guide discusses options for obtaining funds for farm enterprises in California through methods other than bank and institutional loans. With growing consumer interest in local sources of food, there are increasing opportunities for farmers to include their customers, friends, family, neighbors, and other community members in the farm enterprise as investors.

• Compost for Small Farms (English)
• Process of Purchasing Compost – “How To” (English)
• Compost for Small Farms (Spanish) 
• Farm Business Start Up: General Checklist (Spanish) 
• Farm Business Start Up: Leases and Contracts (Spanish) 
• Farm Business Start Up: Legal Structures (Spanish)  
• Farm Business Start Up: Taxes (Spanish)  

• Secure Land Tenure Agreements 
• Effective Grazing Lease Proposals 
• Outdoor Pig Production & Managing Hogs in Woodlands 
• Livestock Production 101 
• Holistic Ranch Management 
• Introduction to Ranching with Wildlife 
• Olive-Tree Pruning 
• Farming Efficiently I: Crop Planning 
• Farming Efficiently II: Weed Management